Best Breakfast Sandwich

By á-174535

You'll never buy breakfast sausage again, when you make your own! And, its makes a delicious breakfast sandwich! Layer on an English muffin with your favorite cheese, and top with hot sauce!

Ingredients

• BREAKFAST SAUSAGE:
• Unsalted butter
• 1 English muffin, split
• 1 breakfast sausage patty
• 2 slices American cheese
• 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Handful of chopped fresh chives
• Hot sauce and honey (for serving; optional)
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme
• 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 pound ground pork shoulder (Boston butt)

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Generously butter each half of English muffin on both sides. Heat a large griddle or cast-iron skillet over medium.

Toast muffin on griddle, cut side down, pressing slightly until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
 Flip and toast on other side, pressing slightly until golden brown on other side, about 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook BA Breakfast Sausage patty on griddle until browned on 1 side, about 2 minutes.

Flip and top with American cheese; cook until sausage is cooked through and cheese starts to melt, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat; keep muffin and sausage on warm griddle while you make the eggs.

Heat a knob of butter in a small nonstick skillet (6" is ideal) over medium. Add eggs and season with salt and pepper.

Using a heatproof rubber spatula, cook, lifting edges and tilting skillet to let uncooked egg run underneath, until mostly set but still slightly runny on top, about 2 minutes.

Top with chives and fold eggs over to make a half moon; fold in half again.

To serve, top bottom half of English muffin with egg, then sausage. Drizzle with hot sauce and honey, if desired. Close sandwich and stuff your face, cutlery not encouraged.

BA's Breakfast Sausage:
Mix sage, thyme, brown sugar, salt, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes, black pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a medium bowl. Add pork and work spice mixture into meat with your hands until it's very well blended.

Scoop out ¼-cupfuls of mixture and flatten into about ¼"-thick patties (they will plump slightly when cooled).

Griddle sausage over medium-high heat until browned on one side, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook 2 minutes more.

Do Ahead: Patties can be made 2 days ahead. Stack between parchment paper; cover and chill, or freeze up to 1 month.